From August 20-24, the AAP is leading a #VoteKids Week of Action.During this week, please consider adding your voice to the AAP’s efforts and encouraging others to vote with children in mind this November. You can participate in AAP’s #VoteKids Week of Action by:

Checking your voter registration.

You can register to vote or verify your voter registration status online at vote.org. This is especially important for trainees who have moved out of their home state.

Update your social media profile picture to show others that you #VoteKids. Share messages on Twitter and Facebook found in the #VoteKids Toolkit. Share pictures of how you are helping to Get Out the Vote on social media using #VoteKids.

Exploring the AAP’s #VoteKids toolkit.

The AAP’s #VoteKids Toolkit compiles several resources and tools you can use to help Get Out the Vote, including sample social media messages, polling time infographics, op-ed guidelines and an Rx to Vote to share with patients and parents.

Please encourage your colleagues to join you in these efforts and thank you for your help to #VoteKids!